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Boost Your Chess 3 Mastery Boost Your Chess 3 Mastery By Artur Yusupov Quality Chess www.qualitychess.co.uk CONTENTS Key to symbols used 4 Preface 5 Introduction 6 1 Attacking the king in the centre 8 2 Realizing an advantage 20 3 Counterplay 34 4 Knight endings 44 5 The English Opening 56 6 Hanging pawns on c3-d4 70 7 Counter-attack 82 8 Rook against pawn 92 9 The technique of calculating variations 100 10 The Reti Opening 110 11 The passed pawn in the middlegame 122 12 Prophylactic thinking 134 13 Bishop against knight 146 14 Defence 158 15 Candidate moves 170 16 Combinational vision 180 17 The King’s Indian Defence 190 18 Queenside pawn majority 204 19 Central pawn majority 216 20 Pawn storms 228 21 The initiative 240 22 The Grünfeld Defence 254 23 The elimination method 266 24 Knight against bishop 276 Final test 287 Index of composers 297 Index of games 298 Preface It was a pleasure to have Artur Yusupov working as my second, both personally and professionally. It is therefore an honour for me to write the preface to this series of books. This book was created by expanding and improving the original online lessons from the Chess Tigers University. As an honorary member of the Chess Tigers, it has given me great pleasure to see this logical follow-up take concrete form and meet the twin challenges of being both a valuable textbook and a bedside book. It was in 1994 that I met Artur Yusupov in the semi-finals of the Candidates’ cycle in Wijk aan Zee. I managed to come out ahead by 4.5–2.5, but I recognized that Artur harboured great potential, both in his chess knowledge and extensive match experience. Artur’s systematic and professional approach to analysing games was the decisive factor in having him as my second in the World Championship Finals in New York 1995 and Lausanne 1998. His mastery of the methods of the Russian chess school was very helpful in the preparation for the matches, as well as during the matches themselves. It was his idea that I should play the Trompovsky in the last game in Lausanne. I was 3-2 down, but was able to level the match at 3–3 and thus force a play-off . I am still very grateful for everything that Artur did for me. Artur’s vast experience as a trainer convinced him that there is a considerable need for better tuition for amateurs. Matching the level to the needs of the student is perhaps not too difficult, but the masterstroke is structuring the information in such a way that makes it immediately useful for amateurs. I am naturally enthusiastic about the rich variety of material in this series, which can help beginners become top amateurs. I wish Artur Yusupov all the best with the publication of this series of books. Making this work available in English means that even more people who are keen to learn can enjoy it to the full. World Champion, Viswanathan Anand chapter 2 Contents Realizing an advantage ü The correct psychological attitude In this chapter we shall deal with the most important Boost ü Technique principles for realizing an advantage. (See also Your Chess 2 Do not allow any , Chapter 20.) counterplay The correct psychological attitude Do not hurry raise our level of The principle of two If we have an advantage, we must concentration weaknesses . If we can solve the next problems to Making the correct arise, then the game may come to a quick end and we exchanges will not have to make any further effort! Technique 1) Do not allow any counterplay The most important principle! You can often (but unfortunately not always) control the game when you have a better position and deprive your opponent of his final chances of becoming active. When you have the better position you don’t want to allow him any counterplay. 2) Do not hurry This principle comes into play when the opponent has no counterplay left. The first thing to do is to improve your position as much as possible (or to make your opponent’s position worse) and only then turn to making active changes in the position. If your opponent does have some ideas to improve his position, or if by chance you see an opportunity, then you have to hurry! 3) The principle of two weaknesses This is an important strategic concept. If your opponent has one weakness, then normally he will be able to protect it sufficiently well. But you can break down his defence by provoking a fresh weakness, as far away as possible from the first one. You then attack the two weaknesses turn about and the attacking side’s superior lines of communication will play a decisive role. 4) Capablanca’s principle – the correct exchanges You should retain only those pieces (or pawns!) 20 20 Realizing an advantage chapter which you require to win the game! You should 2 try to swap off any superfluous pieces. A perfectly played positional game is finished off with a won ending. There is a rule of thumb: the side with the advantage in material strives to exchange pieces, the side which is behind tries to swap off pawns! The following examples will illustrate these principles of technique. A.Yusupov – L.Christiansen Las Palmas 1993 1.d4 d6 2.e4 ¤f6 3.f3 e5 4.dxe5 After the exchange of queens White obtains a small, but safe, advantage. 4...dxe5 5.£xd8† ¢xd8 6.¥c4 ¥e6?! This exchange damages the pawn structure. Diagram 2-1 r 6...¢e8!? would be better, or even 6...¢e7!? preparing 1222222223 ...¥e6 (Rivas). ÇtM L V T5 7.¥xe6 fxe6 Diagram 2-1 ÆOoO + Oo5 8.¤h3!?² Å + +oM +5 The first goal is to attack the weakness on e5. For Ä+ + O + 5 that reason, the white knight wants to go to d3. 8...¥c5 9.¤f2 ¥xf2† 10.¢xf2² Ã + +p+ +5 This exchange is also good for White, because his Â+ + +p+ 5 dark-squared bishop will be slightly stronger than the ÁpPp+ +pP5 opposing knight. 10...¤c6 ÀRnB K Nr5 10...¤bd7!? 7ÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏ9 11.¥e3 ¢e7 Diagram 2-2 1222222223Diagram 2-2 r 12.¤a3!? Çt+ + + T5 White retains various options for the knight: b5, c4 or (after c2-c3) the c2-square. ÆOoO L Oo5 12...a6 13.c3 ¦hd8 Å +m+oM +5 The more active 13...¦ag8!?² (…...g5) might be a Ä+ + O + 5 better attempt to create some worries for White. 14.¢e2 h6?! Ã + +p+ +5 Black is just weakening his position with pawn Â+ + Bp+ 5 moves. If 14...b5, then 15.¤c2². ÁpPp+ KpP5 15.¤c2 ¦d7 ÀRn+ + +r5 7ÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏ9 21 2 Positional play 1 Diagram 2-3 r Diagram 2-3 chapter 1222222223 The main problem in the position is the question Çt+ + + +5 of exchanging. What shall we do with the open file: Æ+oOtL O 5 should we exchange all the rooks on it, should we Åo+m+oM O5 avoid exchanges or should we exchange only one pair of rooks? Ä+ + O + 5 16.¦hd1 Ã + +p+ +5 The correct answer is to exchange one pair of rooks, Â+ P Bp+ 5 in order to reduce any possible counterplay. White needs to keep one rook to prepare his own active ÁpPn+k+pP5 operations. ÀR + + +r5 16...¦ad8 If 16...¦xd1 17.¦xd1 ¦d8, then 18.¦g1!² is 7ÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏ9 correct. 17.¦xd7† ¦xd7 17...¤xd7!? 18.¤e1! White regroups his pieces in order to attack the e5-pawn. In doing so, White wants to tie the black Diagram 2-4 r 1222222223 knight down on c6, where it is not so well placed and Ç + + + +5 where it can later become a target (after b4, a4 and b4-b5). Æ+oOtL O 5 18...¤e8 Åo+mMo+ O5 18...¤d8? 19.¤d3 ¤f7 20.¤c5± Ä+ + O + 5 19.¤d3 ¤d6 Diagram 2-4 Ã + +p+ +5 20.¥f2! Â+ PnBp+ 5 The position of the bishop is also improved; it goes ÁpP +k+pP5 to g3, to exert even more pressure on e5. 20...b6?! ÀR + + + 5 Black wants to protect the c5-square, but once more 7ÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏ9 he weakens his own position with the pawn move. 21.¥g3 ¤f7 1222222223Diagram 2-5 r Better is 21...¢f6. Ç + + + +5 22.a4 a5 White needs a second weakness to attack. It now Æ+ OtLmO 5 makes sense to play on the queenside. Å Om+o+ O5 Diagram 2-5 ÄO + O + 5 23.¦c1!± Intending b2-b4. Before undertaking any active Ãp+ +p+ +5 operations, White first improves his position as much Â+ Pn+pB 5 as possible. After 24.b4 the rook will be very well placed here. Á P +k+pP5 The over-hasty 23.b4? gives the opponent ÀR + + + 5 counterplay: 23...axb4 24.cxb4 ¤d4† 7ÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏ9 22 Realizing an advantage chapter 23...¢f6 24.b4 ¦d8 2 24...axb4 25.cxb4 ¤d4† is no longer dangerous; after 26.¢e3 c6 27.a5 White is clearly better. For Diagram 2-6 r example: 27...bxa5 28.bxa5 ¦a7 29.¤xe5! ¤xe5 1222222223 30.¥xe5† ¢xe5 31.¦c5†+– Ç + T + +5 25.b5 ¤e7 Diagram 2-6 Æ+ O MmO 5 26.¥f2! Å O +oL O5 Preparing c4-c5. Once more White must pay ÄOp+ O + 5 attention. The immediate 26.c4 allows counter- chances after 26...c5! 27.bxc6 ¤xc6. Ãp+ +p+ +5 26...¦b8 Â+ Pn+pB 5 After 26...¦c8 White continues 27.c4 c5 28.bxc6 Á + +k+pP5 ¦xc6 29.c5 bxc5 30.¦xc5 ¦xc5 31.¤xc5 ¤c6 32.¤b7+– and Black cannot protect the a5-pawn À+ R + + 5 often enough.
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